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Members of the mens hockey teams at Northeastern, BC, BU and Harvard pose for a photo with their Team IMPACT matches. The teams and matches competed in the first ever Beanpot pingpong tournament Jan. 8.

Inaugural Beanpot pingpong tournament brings rival hockey teams together for shared cause

Amelia Ballingall and Sofia Garrett January 24, 2024

Since its founding in 1952, the annual Beanpot tournament, a college hockey competition between local rivals Northeastern University, Boston University, Boston College and Harvard University, has been well-loved by the city of Boston. However, Monday, Jan. 8, the four competing...

Jules Constantinople protects the puck from a pursuing UNH player. Northeastern beat the Wildcats 2-1 in Fridays game.

First-minute tallies lift No. 15 Northeastern over Wildcats

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor January 22, 2024

Strike hard. Strike fast. Get on the board. That was the mission of the No. 15 Northeastern women’s hockey team (15-9-1, 9-7-1 HE) when it hosted the University of New Hampshire Wildcats (10-12-2, 7-8-2 HE) Friday night in the Huskies’ first home game since November — and...

Yirsy Quéliz dribbles down the court. Quéliz tallied a season-high 11 points in Sundays matchup against Hofstra.

Huskies find their groove in prideful 66-53 win against Hofstra

Dylan Cohen, news staff January 18, 2024

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (6-8, 2-2 CAA) earned its second win in a row Sunday in a 66-53 home victory against Hofstra. The Huskies had previously lost seven straight games, but it broke this streak Friday in a victory over the University of North Carolina-Wilmington...

Graduate student forward Liam Walsh prepares for a faceoff. The Huskies maintained strong possession of the puck in their second match against Vermont on Saturday.

Northeastern splits series with Vermont as Beanpot approaches

Esha Minhas, news staff January 17, 2024

On Friday, Northeastern (7-11-2, 2-10-0 HE) faced a heartbreaking 5-4 loss against the University of Vermont (10-9-1, 4-5-1 HE). The narrow loss fueled the fire for their match on Saturday, which the Huskies won 3-1.  Vermont got the first touch of the puck on Friday, but...

Northeasterns Skylar Irving takes the faceoff against Harvard captain Shannon Hollands. Irving notched a team-high nine shots on goal in Tuesdays Womens Beanpot semifinals.

Huskies headed to TD Garden: Northeastern defends one-goal lead to defeat Harvard in Beanpot semifinals

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor January 17, 2024

In the 45th Women’s Beanpot semifinals, Northeastern (14-9-1, 8-7-1 HE) owned the night.  The Huskies traveled to Harvard’s Bright-Landry Hockey Center Tuesday night for the competition, bringing a crowd of friends, family and fans, who dominated the atmosphere with cheers...

Peyton Anderson controls the puck in a matchup against Penn State. She tallied 11 goals and nine assists for the 2022-23 season.

Peyton Anderson: A bright light on and off the ice

Mikayla Tsai, news correspondent January 16, 2024

“Devoted,” “spunky” and  “a light to our team” are all ways fellow teammates describe Peyton Anderson.   “Once I started playing hockey, it was over everything else,” said Anderson, a graduate student forward on the women’s hockey team. “It was an easy...

Masai Troutman goes for a slam dunk in Thursdays game against Hofstra. The sophomore guard tallied five points in teh Huskies 71-68 win.

Northeastern rolls past Hofstra in first CAA win of the season

Juliette Piovoso, news staff January 16, 2024

The Northeastern men’s basketball team (7-10, 2-2 CAA) picked up a critical win at home Thursday, edging out the Hofstra Pride (8-9, 1-3 CAA) with a final score of 71-68.  In the first half, the Huskies’ potent offensive game propelled them to shoot an impressive 17 of...

The Northeastern womens hockey team hoists the Beanpot trophy at the end of last years tournament. The Huskies beat BC 2-1 in the championship to claim the title.

45th Women’s Beanpot begins Tuesday: Here’s what you need to know

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor January 16, 2024

Time and place The 45th Women’s Beanpot tournament commences with the semifinals Jan. 16, hosted at Harvard’s Bright-Landry Hockey Center. The Boston College Eagles (12-7-3, 11-3-3 HE) and Boston University Terriers (9-10-2, 7-8-1 HE) will open the competition at 4 p.m.,...

Graduate student forward Chris Doherty  goes for a layup. Doherty tallied 15 points in Thursdays game.

Northeastern basketball falls to Stony Brook in CAA opener

Juliette Piovoso, news staff January 9, 2024

The Northeastern men's basketball team (5-9, 0-1 CAA) fell to the Stony Brook Seawolves (8-6, 1-1 CAA), 62-53, at home Jan. 4 in its first conference game of the season.  Coming off a three-game road trip, the Huskies' offensive woes prevailed as they shot 10/31 from the...

Jules Constantinople fights for the puck. Constantinople notched the Huskies first goal in the game against Yale.

Against all odds, Huskies rally to top No. 14/13 Yale in overtime

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor January 5, 2024

The Northeastern women’s hockey team (12-8-0, 7-6-0 HE) picked up the second half of the season right where it left off: with a 2-1 overtime win. After defeating Boston University in early December, the Huskies headed to New Haven, Connecticut, where they faced the No. 14/13...

Derin Erdogan holds possession of the ball in a game against BU. Erdogan was responsible for over a quarter of Northeasterns points that afternoon, tallying 21.

Northeastern falls 83-80 in overtime dog fight against rival Boston University

Dylan Cohen, news staff January 1, 2024

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (4-6) returned home Dec. 22 after a road series that resulted in four straight losses for the Huskies. Northeastern came into the matchup with hopes to defeat its rival, Boston University (8-3), but fell to the Terriers 83-80 in a last-minute...

Northeasterns on-ice unit talks between plays in a game against UConn. UConn shut out its fellow Huskies two nights in a row in early November.

Northeastern women’s hockey charts upward trajectory heading into 2024

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor December 31, 2023

Just barely surpassing the .500 mark, it’s clear that the Northeastern women’s hockey team is not the same group that stepped off the ice at the end of last season, but that was to be expected. After losing over half the team’s scoring power, the remaining skaters were...